Sarukhan, Bey of Magnesia

Sarukhan bin Alpagi (1300/01–1345/46) was a Turkish Bey of Magnesia (present-day Manisa, Turkey). Sarukhan was a Turkish Emir who is remembered for his conquest in the Anatolian Peninsula. In 1313, he occupied Thyatira (present-day Akhisar, Manisa Province), and then left his name "Saruhan" to the region he had occupied, becoming an independent ruler and transmitting the region to his descendants.

Sarukhan, Bey of Magnesia

Sarukhan bin Alpagi (1300/01–1345/46) was a Turkish Bey of Magnesia (present-day Manisa, Turkey). Sarukhan was a Turkish Emir who is remembered for his conquest in the Anatolian Peninsula. In 1313, he occupied Thyatira (present-day Akhisar, Manisa Province), and then left his name "Saruhan" to the region he had occupied, becoming an independent ruler and transmitting the region to his descendants.